Got Joy?

My sister once told me that our joy is “evidence of God’s goodness.” She was reading this in Acts: “God has revealed Himself by doing good to you—giving you rain for your crops and fruitful harvests season after season, filling your stomachs with food and your hearts with joy” (Acts 14:16-17, VOICE). God shows His goodness to us, by filling our hearts with joy. When you feel joy, that is God at work in your life.

In addition, Jesus came so we could enjoy life and have an abundant (full) life (John 10:10, AMP) and His Spirit gives us joy as a GIFT (Gal 5:22-23). Even so, experiencing joy is a struggle for me sometimes.

Often I see the glass as half-empty. But, I want something better. I want to find joy in the small stuff. Don’t you? In 2014, I decided to take myself less seriously, and I wrote this collection of posts about the journey to listen more, rest, laugh, and live gratefully. I hope it brings you joy! 😉

Hi! I’m Britta

I'm a work in progress. Lately, I'm trying to learn how to plant deep roots after a lifetime of military moves. Planting seems to be slow work for me!

Life on the move. Chronic and serious illnesses. Marriage struggles. At times, it has been hard to see God's goodness. But I’ve learned that CURATING the GOOD (collecting evidence of God's goodness and putting it on display)—this is a life-giving practice. Won't you join me? Read More…